COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, April 26, 2021

QUESTION NO.8

QUESTION: Councillor M. Duff

"Could the Chief Executive please inform this Area Committee the number of exclusion orders issued to people residing in SDCC Social Housing in the Tallaght Area in 2020, as a result of Drug convictions incurred by those residents."

REPLY:

No Exclusion Orders have been obtained in respect of breaches of tenancy in the Tallaght area for 2020 in respect of drug convictions however, the Council have served twenty-five tenancy warnings in respect of breaches of tenancy involving the use of, or distribution of controlled substances as defined in the misuse of Drug Act in 2021.

The Council is currently seeking legal advice from the Law Agent in respect of pursuing Exclusion Orders under the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions)Acts 1997-2014 in respect of a number of cases.